I love yarn. I love to look at it and touch it and feel it and, best of all, create with it. I've been knitting a while now so while I appreciate the beauty of yarn and ❤️ them on Instagram, I'll rarely see a yarn on a feed and think, "I must purchase this." That, however, is exactly what I thought when I saw Cloud 9 Fiberworks sock yarn. I was on a yarn diet though and was NOT buying more yarn. But then Countess Ablaze started the Tits Out Collective (you can hear all about how this came about from Jo Milmine's excellent podcast Shiny Bees Sh*t Tea and Tray Bake with Countess Ablaze episode 107) and Daria Rakowski came out with her contribution. If this yarn doesn't stop you in your tracks, well I don't know what will. The colors in this yarn . . . the vibrant colors in this beautiful sock yarn are stunning! When, I read that $3 of every skein sold would benefit the Bear Clan Patrol, I knew I had to give in and buy some!
I bought 3 skeins. 😊 I started gauge swatching on Friday to see what I would create with it. The yarn is deliciously elastic and soft and those color changes make working with it such a great experience. I meant to do just a simple stockinette swatch, but, umm, I couldn't stop playing with how the yarn changes with different stitch patterns! Not including the stitch patterns I didn't like, this swatch includes 5 different patterns. I really liked the 5th one, but I couldn't find a way to photograph it well, so I'm only showing you four of the five.
The first photo below is a close-up of stockinette stitch. Isn't it lovely? That deep violet really pops. Next I did a lacy rib. In this one, the reds and oranges pop! Next, I did a diagonal rib, which I think lets all the colors shine equally. Finally, the lace chevron which clusters more of the colors together. So cool!
I love this yarn. I'm really looking forward to designing something with it! Thank you, Daria, for creating this amazing yarn! And thank you for making all the donations to the Bear Claw Patrol. If you would like to get in on this, you need to ACT SOON!!! Daria will only be taking pre-orders for this yarn until August 1, 2018 -- that's only two days away.
The first photo below is a close-up of stockinette stitch. Isn't it lovely? That deep violet really pops. Next I did a lacy rib. In this one, the reds and oranges pop! Next, I did a diagonal rib, which I think lets all the colors shine equally. Finally, the lace chevron which clusters more of the colors together. So cool!
I love this yarn. I'm really looking forward to designing something with it! Thank you, Daria, for creating this amazing yarn! And thank you for making all the donations to the Bear Claw Patrol. If you would like to get in on this, you need to ACT SOON!!! Daria will only be taking pre-orders for this yarn until August 1, 2018 -- that's only two days away.
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